Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	49	Mar 18, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861	8th ⁽¹⁾		Chappell Hill / Washington		Washington
H	49	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽²⁾		Chappell Hill / Washington		Washington

(1) A.M.M. Upshaw, sworn 3/18/1861, succeeded Frank Hubert, resigned 2/7/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

UPSHAW, ARTHUR MARTIN MONTGOMERY (1803-1877). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Biographical information included in Upshaw Family Journals, 2007.

Committee Information top

8th R.S. - 1859 Finance Military Affairs Roads, Bridges and Ferries
7th R.S. - 1857 County Boundaries Indian Affairs Internal Improvements Military Affairs Penitentiary Privileges and Elections

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